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A legal battle between a construction management firm and a general contractor that involves an accusation of extortion has left 121 members of a condominium complex in Novato unable to sell or refinance their homes for the past three years. CID...

Marin’s already inflated housing market climbed even more in 2017, with the median price of all homes at $980,000, an 8.9 percent jump from the 2016 median of $900,000, a real estate data tracking firm said. Irvine-based CoreLogic statist...

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Announcements

THE COUNTY Applicants sought for ocean preserve board The Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary is accepting applications for two Marin/Sonoma representatives on its advisory council. The 30-member council holds quarterly meetings to consult with the preserve’s superintendent and managers. The preserve covers 3,295 square miles from San Mateo County to Point Arena in Mendocino County. The application deadline is March 30. Applications...

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Fitness/Outdoors

Head to Fairfax for a moderate four-mile loop that gives you a chance to see birds on Lake Bon Tempe and views from Rocky Ridge while hiking through the chaparral. Start from the parking lot below the Bon Tempe Dam and walk up to the dam. There are almost always double-crested cormorants there. The solid black ones with yellow-orange bills and “chins” under are adults, while the ones with a pale neck and breast are juveniles. I have seen bald eagles from this dam more...

By Wendy Dreskin
IJ correspondent|6 days ago

News

A war of words at increasingly embattled Ross Valley schools has ratcheted up a few notches this month. The battle includes a demonstration set for Monday by Ross Valley School District teachers, a large public records act request to the district by the Ross Valley Charter school and several strongly worded letters by both Ross Valley schools Superintendent Rick Bagley and Sharon Sagar, Ross Valley Charter board chair. At issue is the

Announcements

THE COUNTY Supervisors set to fill personnel board seat The Board of Supervisors plans to interview four nominees for an at-large seat on the Personnel Commission. The term of Lawrence Kaplan expired Jan. 31. The board has nominated Alan Furman, William Lamb, James Peavey and Jo Prabhu for the seat. The board will interview the prospects and make an appointment during the afternoon session of its meeting on Feb. 13. The Personnel Commission has...

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Announcements

THE COUNTY Superintendent in line for Hal Brown award Mary Jane Burke, the Marin County superintendent of schools, will receive the 2018 Hal Brown Memorial Philanthropy Award at the 22nd annual Marin Valentine’s Ball. The award, named for the longtime county supervisor who died in 2012, recognizes advocates for youth. Burke has been superintendent since 1994. The event will be held from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. Feb. 10 at the Marin Civic Center Hall...

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News

An application to build 10 single-family residences on the “Wall property” — widely considered the crown jewel of undeveloped land in Fairfax — has been submitted to the town. With its scenic ridgeline views of Mount Tamalpais and the beyond, the property — 100.5 wooded acres in the hills overlooking Fairfax — has been a longtime haven for wildlife, hikers and dog walkers. Concern about the property’s future has been a major topic of...

Announcements

GREENBRAE Advisory board sets review of budgets The County Service Area 16 Advisory Board’s meeting on Feb. 8 will include a review of the 2017-18 and 2018-19 budgets. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. in the Kent Middle School library at 800 College Ave. in Kentfield. The five-member CSA board advises county officials on capital improvements and maintenance projects in the Greenbrae area. It meets on the second Thursday of February...

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Weather

Marin experienced near-record temperatures Tuesday as the warming trend continued. San Rafael reached 78 degrees, falling just short of its record of 79 in 2011, the National Weather Service reported. MARIN WEATHER FORECAST Elsewhere Tuesday, temperatures topped out at 75 degrees in downtown San Francisco, 79 degrees in Concord and 80 degrees in Santa Rosa. The latest round of unseasonably warm temperatures is expected to...

Marin Independent Journal|1 week, 3 days ago

Announcements

NOVATO Speaker to discuss Republican Party Political writer Stephen Frank will talk about the Republican party and the June election at a Novato Republican Women, Federated luncheon Feb. 13. The event is 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Marin Country Club, 500 Country Club Drive. Cost is $28. Reserve in advance by Feb. 9 at NovatoRWF.org. SAN RAFAEL Forum planned on youths, technology The...

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Announcements

THE COUNTY Civic affairs program to feature supervisor The civic affairs television program “Public Advocate” will feature Marin Supervisor Judy Arnold in February. The show airs at 8 p.m. Wednesdays and 10 a.m. Saturdays over Novato Community Television Channel 26. It will air in the rest of Marin at 9 p.m. Feb. 12 and 26, and 3 p.m. Feb. 13 and 27 over Marin Channel 26. All Marin Channel 26 shows are simulcast over